The fronts on my '87 Westy were beginning to show a little wear on the inside edges before our recent 3,000 mile trip and were considerably more worn by the time we got back (more on the driver's side than on the passenger's).� I did rotate front-to-back and intend to try adjusting the camber�by myself�but have not done that yet.
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Stephen

--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: alignment with worn tires
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 12:27 AM

Well, I've had a few responses directly to me and seen a few to the list- the responses are 50/50. Some say that the worn tires won't affect the alignment because the alignment is taken from the wheel position. Kind of makes sense, but the wheels are sitting on the tires. Others say it will affect the alignment. If you are one of these, can you elaborate on why? 

I'm driving a nearly 1,000 mile round trip this weekend to Buses of the Corn in Ontario, and I don't want to make the tires worse.

Ed